The Well Clinic

My approach

Relationship to ourselves and our relationship to others are inextricably linked. How we interact with others offers valuable insight into how we interact with ourselves. Shifts in one inevitably create a shift in the other. By looking at these relationships, therapy holds, examines and processes our psychological struggles. The combined experience between therapist and client, offers the potential for growth and change. Simply put, therapy will be a collaborative effort - between you, the expert on you, and me, the expert on how our minds work. Together, we will focus on understanding your struggles, transforming old and unproductive patterns, and creating space for greater flow and honest expression in your life.

My personal interests include LGBTQ issues, social justice, multicultural understanding and education. I’m am integrally involved in the Bay Area psychoanalytic community, and have presented locally and nationally on topics related to professional development and the role of sex and desire. I am a licensed clinical psychologist with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. I have experience working with a wide variety of clients, including professionals, couples, adolescents, and college students. In addition to my practice at The Well Clinic, I am a staff psychologist at the Mills College Counseling Center and an adjunct professor of Clinical Psychology at several Bay Area graduate schools and training clinics.